all that, bmpr,
as far as YOU know. The email was real, specific and based on the reputation of it's author, very credible. His supporting RB posts are still available, I believe from about the 11th to the 20th of Aug,'00.
In hindsight, it seems to me, the majority of those calling themselves "long" at the time were all waiting for the NAZ acceptance to cash out their positions. Looking back at the chart for that summer, the sudden sell-off in June(?) to a bit over $3.00, was the first leak that the application was in trouble.
